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ENGAGING EVEN THE MOST DIFFICULT SUBJECTS IN THEOLOGY & CULTURE
IN HIS MORE THAN FOUR DECADES OF LEADERSHIP IN CHRISTIAN HIGHER EDUCATION,
Dr. Patterson has often offered students the opportunity to ask deep and difficult questions, placing himself in the proverbial “lion’s den.” Here, Dr. Patterson and various other well-known leaders will continue to help Christians wrestle with biblical texts, cultural dilemmas, and current issues. To submit a question into the Lion’s Den, simply send a message through the “Contact” tab above.
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Happy Father's Day!
Our mission at Sandy Creek Foundation, headed by our President Dr. Paige Patterson, is to support pastors and Church leaders to serve...

Paige Patterson
3 days ago1 min read


Paige Patterson's Revelation Commentary Giveaway! At First Baptist Church, Dallas on June 8th!
On June 8th the Sunday prior to the Southern Baptist Convention, a donor to our Sandy Creek Foundation has made available to the first...

Paige Patterson
Jun 21 min read


Honor those who sacrificed for our freedom this Memorial Day!
Honor those who sacrificed for our freedom this Memorial Day! At the close of World War II was the time of my birth. Based on what I was...

Paige Patterson
May 241 min read


Rereleasing the Revelation Commentary: Pre-Order Now
Pre-order now! The Lion is a Lamb is the 2nd edition of my 2012 Revelation commentary. Complete with updates including larger font &...

Paige Patterson
May 151 min read


2025 Paige and Dorothy Patterson Spring Lecture Series
Dr. Patterson praying with the panel. In the spring of 2025 Truett McConnell University in Cleveland, GA hosted the annual Paige and...

Paige Patterson
May 71 min read


Mother's Day: Donate in Her Honor!
There is no better time in the world than Mother's Day to make legacy gifts, pointing to the past and connecting to the future---one of...

Paige Patterson
May 61 min read


Celebrating New Beginnings
Click the video above to see new beginnings at Sandy Creek Foundation! Click here for our online donation portal to support students...

Paige Patterson
Apr 161 min read


Perceptive Book from New Press
Never have I ceased to commend for preachers the evaluation of sermons using Aristotle’s Canons of Rhetoric . Any sermon, lesson, or...

Paige Patterson
Apr 112 min read


Jack Pogue: Onesiphorus Redivivus
A tribute in honor of Jack Pogue.

Paige Patterson
Mar 249 min read


My Tribute to Chayil
Chayil is gone. I admit that he was only a canine buddy. After almost 14 incredible years, I will confess that my heart is heavy. Animals...

Paige Patterson
Mar 103 min read


A Novel Idea: Evangelistic Expository Preaching
This conference has a novel idea... Evangelistic Expository Preaching?

Paige Patterson
Feb 122 min read


Sandy Creek Foundation Year End Giving
What do the Mariana Trench and Mount Everest have in common? The answer is, of course, that oxygen is in short supply at both the bottom...

Paige Patterson
Dec 31, 20242 min read


Christmas at Sandy Creek Foundation
Merry Christmas from Sandy Creek Foundation! Download to view a copy of our Christmas card. May God bless you in this season as you...

Paige Patterson
Dec 23, 20241 min read


I Remember Rhonda
From the pen of my wife Dorothy Patterson in memory of her sister-in-love, Rhonda Harrington Kelley... In the Lord’s providence, I was...

Paige Patterson
Dec 13, 20245 min read


Biden's Pardon & God's Pardon
Some people just have a knack for “stirring the pot.” Whatever you thought about President Biden issuing a presidential pardon to his son...

Paige Patterson
Dec 4, 20243 min read


One Small Church-One Prodigious World
Born and reared in Texas, I erroneously concluded that my six decades of exploratory roaming down almost every farm-to-market road, state...

Paige Patterson
Nov 21, 20243 min read


A New Book— Unique and Remarkable
Some thoughts on Dr. George Braswell's new book, Seven Presidents & One Professor.

Paige Patterson
Nov 1, 20242 min read


Ideas for Showing Appreciation to Your Pastor and His Family
From the heart of my wife Dorothy Patterson are these words: October is Pastor Appreciation Month, and Pastor Appreciation Day falls on...

Paige Patterson
Oct 11, 20243 min read


The Incredible Race: Dr. Rhonda Kelley
In the book of Hebrews, the writer encourages followers of Christ to run their race with endurance, fixing their eyes on Jesus, so they...

Paige Patterson
Feb 21, 20243 min read


Rhonda Harrington Kelley: A Tribute
There are not enough words to truly describe the spiritual impact of Rhonda Kelley on the lives of so many. I believe anyone in her...

Paige Patterson
Feb 20, 20241 min read
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